Transgenders in Olympics

[KitaYama]

Here's a recent one:

The controversial winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was stripped of her title Tuesday after organizers claimed the hulking American never told them she was born a man.

The winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was unexpectedly stripped of her title just days after taking first place at the Official Strongman Games in Arlington, Texas. Event organizers said the athlete, Jammie Booker, did not meet the eligibility requirements outlined in their rules.

According to the organization, athletes are required to compete in the category that corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Officials stated that Booker had not disclosed relevant information tied to that rule, which led to her disqualification after review.

In a public statement, organizers emphasized that the participation guidelines were “clearly defined” and said maintaining fairness and transparency is essential for the competition. Booker’s title has since been revoked under those policies.

World’s Strongest Woman winner stripped of title after organizers discovered she was born a man

American Jammie Booker was disqualified just days after she destroyed the competition at the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas over the weekend.

nypost.com

Transgender athlete 'was very dishonest', says world's strongest woman Andrea Thompson

A British athlete crowned world's strongest woman says she was "robbed" of her winning moment after it emerged the original champion was a transgender woman who was ineligible to compete.

www.bbc.com

 

[Isaac]

Here's a recent one:

The controversial winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was stripped of her title Tuesday after organizers claimed the hulking American never told them she was born a man.

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The winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was unexpectedly stripped of her title just days after taking first place at the Official Strongman Games in Arlington, Texas. Event organizers said the athlete, Jammie Booker, did not meet the eligibility requirements outlined in their rules.

According to the organization, athletes are required to compete in the category that corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Officials stated that Booker had not disclosed relevant information tied to that rule, which led to her disqualification after review.

In a public statement, organizers emphasized that the participation guidelines were “clearly defined” and said maintaining fairness and transparency is essential for the competition. Booker’s title has since been revoked under those policies.

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World’s Strongest Woman winner stripped of title after organizers discovered she was born a man

American Jammie Booker was disqualified just days after she destroyed the competition at the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas over the weekend.

nypost.com

Transgender athlete 'was very dishonest', says world's strongest woman Andrea Thompson

A British athlete crowned world's strongest woman says she was "robbed" of her winning moment after it emerged the original champion was a transgender woman who was ineligible to compete.

www.bbc.com

During the height of the controversy in 2024, I read approximately one article every 2 weeks about a transgender person causing some kind of problem in sports. Definitely not necessarily collegiate or professional, and not always a matter of taking a trophy for themselves (but certainly that was the case some times- maybe half the time). And no, the articles were not repeated.

 

[KitaYama]

I read approximately one article every 2 weeks about a transgender person causing some kind of problem in sports.

I can post daily non-repeats articles. Just subscribe to #transgender.
I know most of you, hate social media, but not everything there is evil. If you see something and doubt about it's reliability, simply Google it. You can judge if it's true or false.

 

[Isaac]

I can post daily non-repeats articles. Just subscribe to #transgender.
I know most of you, hate social media, but not everything there is evil. If you see something and doubt about it's reliability, simply Google it. You can judge if it's true or false.

PS, just for the record, I only hate social media because I know myself, and have judged that it would have the same negative impact it has on [in my opinion, at least 75% of users], as I would fal into 3 traps: 1) spending all my time on it, 2) attaching great importance to the comparing of myself to others, and 3) arguing to no end with people that I actually KNOW - thereby souring true, actual, in-person relationships.
I only know myself, and can't predict others, except with 75% certainty
But yeah, there is good stuff out there, I'm totally sure and agree with you.

 

[KitaYama]

@Isaac
Your list is on point. All three of your points are part of everyone’s daily struggle, but they don’t stop me from using these apps.

My first step was to add meme and political pages to my ban list. Then I searched for the things I like to see, and I replied to and liked the posts I found. After a week or two, the algorithm adjusted and started recognizing what I prefer. My feed became filled with what I actually want to see.
Here, I’ve been told on several occasions that they don’t accept what I provided simply because the source was social media. That sounded a bit strange to me. It wasn’t rejected because it was wrong. It was rejected only because it came from social media.

The other day, I knew our neighbor’s house was on fire even before my wife called to tell me. In fact, I was watching it live when she called.
Whether we like it or hate it, we can’t deny that social media is the fastest way for news to spread (both real and fake ones).

 

[The_Doc_Man]

social media is the fastest way for news to spread (both real and fake ones).

It is because social media allows presentation of opinion as though it were actual news that causes my objections. When I was a contractor for the U.S.Navy, we were warned about social media as being a wide-open path for people to learn enough about you to perform social engineering hacks as a way to get into some of your accounts. I've seen your extensive security setup in another post so I'm not saying you don't try to stay secure. But social media can provide "cracks" through which unscrupulous individuals can learn things - like your schedule, so they can rob your house when you are known to most likely be elsewhere.